Experience

2015

The fake radio show finally became a real radio show of a sort, when The Thrilling Adventure Hour began podcasting in January 2011, bringing the show to an even wider audience. The musical episode (The Piano Has Been Drinking) is a fan favorite. Andy has written songs and score for the show since it started […]

2011

Bobcat Goldthwait asked Andy to write and produce songs for his film “God Bless America” starring Joel Murray and Tara Lynn Barr. Andy also appears in the film as the bandleader on a T.V. show and meets an untimely demise at the hands of Joel Murray.

2010

Andy and Tom Kenny co-wrote the SpongeBob SquarePants song “Don’t Be A Jerk (It’s Christmas)” which was released during the 2010 holiday season. This photo was taken after a performance by SpongeBob and the Hi-Seas on the KTLA Morning News in Los Angeles.

Janet Tashijan, a children’s book author, and her son Jake Tashijan, an animator, asked Andy to write a song for their book trailer. “Einstein the Class Hamster” has been a hit with school children around the country. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVOQjksT5E4 “Einstein The Class Hamster” Music by Andy Paley Lyrics by Andy Paley

In 2010, the Thrilling Adventure Hour shortened its name and moved to Largo at the Coronet, where the monthly shows continue with Andy leading the Andy Paley Orchestra and writing songs and score for the show.

Andy and Will Ferrell co-wrote the song “Bat Fight.” The funnyordie.com video starring Will Ferrell and Craig Robinson has over 7 million hits at this writing. Andrew Steele, Funny or Die’s creative director, and Will gave Andy 20 minutes of raw footage which they had shot on the set of “Eastbound and Down.” Andy’s mission […]

2008

Andy was thrilled that Darlene Love, one of his favorite vocalists, chose to include “Mr. Fix-It,” a song he wrote and produced for the Dick Tracy soundtrack, on “So Much Love: A Darlene Love Anthology.”

Tim Cahill and Julie McNally-Cahill asked Andy to write and produce songs and score for their Cartoon Network show “My Gym Partner’s a Monkey.” One of these songs, “I’d Rather Do Anything Than Sing” from the “Animal School Musical” episode, is the last lead vocal that Robert Goulet ever recorded. Other songs featured Brian Doyle […]

2007

Andy’s friends Dave “The Gruber” Allen (a.k.a. “The Naked Trucker”) and David Koechner (a.k.a. “T-Bones”) recruited him to join their band The Dick-Around Gang on drums (joining Tommy Chan on guitar and J.P. Fitting on bass). The band performed live shows at venues like Largo and the Troubador in Los Angeles, as well as shows in New […]

2006

The Best Day Ever Album features cast members from the SpongeBob SquarePants TV show singing original songs by Andy and Tom Kenny and performing interstitial comedy pieces written by Paul Kozlowski, Jill Talley, Tom Kenny and Andy. Musicians and vocalists on the album include Brian Wilson, James Burton, Mandy Barnett, Tommy Morgan, Nino Tempo, Flaco […]

2005

2004

Andy Paley and Tom Kenny wrote “The Best Day Ever,” “Under My Rock,” and “Employee Of The Month,” all which appeared on the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Soundtrack. Little Steven Van Zandt chose “Under My Rock” as his “best song of the month” on his Underground Garage show on Sirius XM upon its release, making it […]

Director/producer Ilene Chaiken, creator of Showtime’s “The L Word,” asked Andy to score the first two seasons of her show. The show featured multiple genres of music, from dance music to classical to blues and more, allowing Andy to showcase his range.

Andy Paley and Brian Wilson wrote a song in tribute to K.R.O.Q. D.J. Rodney Bingenheimer. Andy produced the recording. “Rodney On The ROQ,” which for years has been the theme song for Rodney Bingenheimer’s Los Angeles radio show on KROQ. The song is performed by Brian Wilson with Jeff Foskett and Andy on background vocals. Not […]

Andy’s dear friend the late Tommy Ardolino introduced Andy to voice actor Tom Kenny before an NRBQ show in Los Angeles. Ardolino suggested that Andy and Tom should write songs together. It turned out he was 100% right. The songwriting partnership has proven to be very fruitful, first writing songs for SpongeBob but expanding their […]

2003

2002

Solomon Burke covered the song “Soul Searchin’” written by Andy Paley and Brian Wilson. The song was included on Solomon Burke’s Grammy winning album “Don’t Give Up On Me.” “Soul Searchin” was also recorded by the Beach Boys and features Carl Wilson’s last recorded lead vocal, and is also on Brian Wilson’s solo album “Gettin’ […]

2001

Andy produced Tim Carroll’s self-released album “Free Again” in 2001, and allmusic.com raves: “Add tasteful, hands-off production from Andy Paley and you’ve got a great little album of tough, twang-friendly roots rock; in a just world, every A&R man in America would be offering Carroll a sweetheart deal, but in the meantime he’ll just have to settle for being […]

1995

Andy lent his musical talents to April March on “Chick Habit,” playing bass, drums, glockenspiel, organ and singing backing vocals. The two had met a few years earlier when Andy did music for Ren and Stimpy and April March, under her real name Elinor Blake, did animation. They still occasionally collaborate.

Animator/writer Joe Murray asked Andy to do the score and songs for his Cartoon Network show Camp Lazlo. He had a very specific idea of what the music should sound like and found the perfect composer for his vision in Andy. At the 2006-2007 Primetime Emmys, Andy won for “Best Original Score” for his work […]

Warren Beatty put Andy together with Jerry Lee Lewis so that he could record Andy’s song “It Was The Whiskey Talkin’ (Not Me)” for the Dick Tracy soundtrack. Jerry Lee and Andy hit it off so well that they decided to do an album together, starting out at Sun Studio and then Ardent in Memphis, […]

1993

When the Paley Brothers played at CBGBs in 1977, Debbie Harry told them, “You guys are by far the classiest act I’ve ever seen in this place.” Many years later, Andy and Debbie’s paths crossed again when Andy produced “Tear Drops” and “Last Date” on Debbie’s album Debravation.

Andy recorded the song “Jacques Cousteau” in 1979 under the name The Young Jacques. Plastique Bertrand covered it in 1981, and Livingston Taylor covered it on his album “Good Friends” in 1993. The song was also performed by the Annapolis Glee Club in a special concert for Jacques Cousteau. Other cover versions were done by John […]

1992

Andy’s friend John Kricfalusi asked him if he knew any talented voice actors. Andy suggested Billy West, who ended up as the voice of Stimpy playing to John’s Ren. At the same time, John asked Andy to create songs and score for his groundbreaking cartoon. Songs include “Don’t Whiz on the Electric Fence,” “Sugar Sod […]

1990

Andy had two songs featured on this soundtrack album. “I’m Going Bananas” was co-written by Mike Kernan and Andy and performed by Madonna, and “Now I’m Following You” was written by Jeff Lass, Ned Claflin, Andy Paley and Jonathan Paley. Madonna included both of these songs in her live shows. Madonna discussed “Now I’m Following […]

Andy produced and wrote songs for the Dick Tracy soundtrack. Highlights from this album include “Ridin’ The Rails” by k.d. lang and Take 6, “It Was The Whiskey Talkin’ (Not Me)” by Jerry Lee Lewis, “You’re In The Doghouse Now” by Brenda Lee, “Mr. Fix-It” by Darlene Love, “Some Lucky Day” sung by Andy Paley and “Pep ,Vim and Verve” sung […]

1988

Brian Wilson and Andy co-wrote four songs on Brian’s first solo album: “Night Time,” “Meet Me In My Dreams Tonight” , “I Walk The Line” and “Rio Grande.” Their collaboration continued well past this album and was fruitful enough to produce an impressive catalog of songs, the majority of which remain unreleased. They’ve probably written […]

1987

1986

Jonathan Richman and Andy’s friendship goes back to when they were both 18 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Over the years, Andy has produced many recording sessions with Jonathan and the Modern Lovers. A large portion of these remain unreleased. This album, “It’s Time for Jonathan Richman,” was recorded in Boston in 1986. Some tracks from this […]

1985

Andy produced this Jonathan Richman album in 1985 in northern California. Some of the tracks from this album are “The Beach,” “U.F.O Man,” “Vincent Van Gogh,” “Walter Johnson,” “My Jeans,” “The Fenway” and “Cruddy Little Chewing Gum Wrapper.”

1984

1983

1982

1981

Andy has toured the world with Jonathan and the Modern Lovers, playing guitar , singing backup and sometimes playing drums. This photo shows Andy, Asa Brebner and Jonathan Richman playing in Barcelona.

1980

1979

1978

The Paley Brothers recorded a single produced by Phil Spector at Gold Star Recording Studio in Hollywood in 1978. “Baby, Let’s Stick Together” is the last track on the Paley Brothers “The Complete Recordings” and represents the last Phil Spector session with the so-called wrecking crew at Gold Star, which later burned down. In this […]

Patti Smith invited the Paley Brothers onstage to sing with her at The Bottom Line in Manhattan in 1975. When Richard Sohl quit the Patti Smith band, Andy was brought in and played piano, organ and guitar in the Patti Smith band on various tours.

1977

“The Shangri-Las play a suprise gig at CBGB’s.” Andy spent the summer working with The Shangri-Las. One day after rehearsal they decided they wanted to play somewhere. Andy called his friends Lenny Kaye and Jay Dee Doughety and they did a quick run-through of a few songs. CBGB’s owner Hilly Kristal got the call….bumped somebody […]

1976

Here’s an early Paley Brothers recording session. They recorded at a loft in Soho called The Kitchen. This photo was taken during a vocal over-dub session. Left to right- Jonathan Paley , Ernie Brooks , Andy Paley , Arthur Russell. Photo by Gloria Stavers

1974

The Sidewinders (L toR): Leigh Foxx on bass, Jimmy Wilkins on drums, Andy Paley lead singer, Billy Squier on guitar performing live at Max’s Kansas City in 1974, where they were more or less the house band.